Memory - Type Of Long-Term Memory Flashcards

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Who proposed that there are 3 different types of LTM?

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Endel Tulving (1967)

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What are the different types of LTM called?

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Episodic memory: knowledge of your personal events.

Semantic memory: general knowledge such as dates and facts.

Procedural memory: the knowledge of how to do things.

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What is the difference between MSM and WMM?

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Multi store model is a unitary store but working memory model has three stores.

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What is declarative / explicit memory?

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Consciously recalled (explicit) and it can be put into words (declarative). This is semantic and episodic memory.

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What is non-declarative / implicit memory?

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Can’t be consciously recalled (implicit) and is difficult to put into words (non-declarative). This is procedural memory.

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What is an example of episodic memory?

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The first day of school. A lesson you’ve had at hour ago. It works for any event you’ve participated in.

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What elements are involved in an episodic memory?

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The event’s details.

The event.

The emotions within the memory.

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Are episodic memories time stamped?

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Episodic – time stamped: it’s stored with reference to place and time.

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What region of the brain is episodic memory associated with?

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The first coding is in the right of the prefrontal cortex. This is stored across the brain and is connected by the hippocampus.

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What is an example of a semantic memory?

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Paris is the capital of France.

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Are semantic memories time stamped?

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Semantic – not time stamped: might not recall when learnt/encoded.

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What region of the brain are semantic memories associated with?

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Parahippocampal cortex and the left prefrontal cortex.

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What is an example of a procedural memory?

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The knowledge of knowing how to ride a bike.

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Are procedural memories time stamped?

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Procedural – not time stamped: often learnt in childhood.

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What regions of the brain are procedural memories associated with?

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Motor cortex and Cerebellum.

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